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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Effect of an Experiential and Work-Based Learning Program on Vocational Identity, Career Decision Self-Efficacy, and Career Maturity
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Esters, Levon T.; Retallick, Michael S. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2013
This exploratory study examined the effect of an agriculturally-based experiential and work-based learning program, Science With Practice (SWP), on the vocational identity, career decision self-efficacy, and career maturity of undergraduate agriculture and life sciences students. The SWP experience helped clarify students' career interests…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Work Experience Programs, Career Development, Undergraduate Students
Factors Influencing Postsecondary Education Enrollment Behaviors of Urban Agricultural Education Students
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Esters, Levon T. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2007
The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that influenced the postsecondary education enrollment behaviors of students who graduated from an urban agricultural education program. Students indicated that parents and/or guardians had the most influence on their decisions to enroll in a postsecondary education program of agriculture.…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Enrollment, College Students, Agricultural Education